Spool-holder.



Patented Oct. 9, I900.'

J. A. MYERS.

SPOOL HOLDER.

(Application filed Jan. 26, 1990.)

(No Model.)-

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN A. MYERS, OF MERCER, PENNSYLVANIA.

SPOOL-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 659,249, datedbctober 9, 1900. Application filed January 26,1900. Serial No. 2,908. (No model.)

while its principle use will be as an attach' ment for sewing-machines it is not limited in this particular, as it may be utilized to hold a spool independent of a sewingmachine when this is found to be desirable.

My object is to provide such a support for the spool as to prevent the thread from Winding around or looking on the spool-pin, thus destroying the tension, and to prevent the breaking of the thread and avoiding the necessity for constant rethreading.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of the invention, While Fig. 2 shows a spool in place. Fig. 3 shows a modified form.

My improved attachment is made, preferably, of a single piece of wire and has eyes a, adapted to engage the pin ordinarily used to hold the spool on a sewing-machine. The vertical part of the attachment 1) carrying the eyes has a right-angular bend at its lower part, as at c, and this is bent upwardly, as at e, and then down again around the bottom of the part c, as atf, and the free end is then bent upwardly, preferably between the parallel parts ef, and this terminates in a short angular bend g. The spool is slipped overthe doubled end of e and f and the angular end of g, which acts as a spring, and this is forced in between the parallel parts 6 f to allow the spool to be slipped onto the support. The angular extension g serves to prevent the accidental displacement of the spool and prevents it from jumping off, as frequently happens in winding bobbins, though the spool is readily removed by applying a little pressure to the end g.

It will be seen that the invention is not only adapted for use in connection with sewing-machines, but may be justas readily supported on the wall or on a sewing-machine or in like situation.

In Fig. 3 I have shown a modification of the eyes a. Instead of the eyes'I form the end of the wire in a spiral coil, which adapts it to different sizes and kinds of spool-pins, and when necessary the coils may be compressed to make a better fit.

What I claim is An attachment composed of a single piece of wire, one part of which is bent to form a supporting connection, a parallel part consisting of a vertical wire 6 extending from a horizontal partc and a doubled extension of e comprising the parts f, g, these parts being doubled around the horizontal part c and terminating in a spring-extension container, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN A. MYERS.

Witnesses:

JAMES S. HENDERSON, FRANK N. NEURoH. 

